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Domestic News
December 1, 1842
Sentinel Of The Valley
Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia
What is this article about?
J.C. Colt, convicted of murdering Samuel Adams in New York, married Caroline M. Henshaw hours before his scheduled execution on the 18th ult. and then stabbed himself to death.
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Case of J. C. Colt.—This individual, who was charged and convicted of the murder of Samuel Adams, a book printer in the city of New York, put an end to his existence a few minutes before he was to have been executed, on the 18th ult., by stabbing himself to the heart with a knife. About an hour before this occurrence, at his request, he was united in the bonds of matrimony with a girl of the name of Caroline M. Henshaw, formerly his mistress, by the minister attending him. He then requested to be permitted to be alone until the hour of his execution, when he committed suicide in the manner above described.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Execution
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Jc Colt
Suicide
Murder Conviction
New York Execution
Caroline Henshaw
What entities or persons were involved?
J. C. Colt
Samuel Adams
Caroline M. Henshaw
Where did it happen?
New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New York
Event Date
18th Ult.
Key Persons
J. C. Colt
Samuel Adams
Caroline M. Henshaw
Outcome
j. c. colt committed suicide by stabbing himself to the heart just before execution.
Event Details
J. C. Colt, convicted murderer of Samuel Adams, married Caroline M. Henshaw an hour before his execution and then took his own life with a knife while alone.